In the next few days, after careful selection by Zhou Wen, Gao Xiaoshan, and Miaohua, the composition of the guard and security teams was finally determined.
Guard Captain Zeng Erniu (temporary acting) Because Zeng Erniu now has to stay on duty at the provincial party headquarters for a long time, it will be necessary to adjust suitable candidates in the future.
The Guard consists of a mortar company, 1st heavy machine gun company, 1st infantry company and a communications platoon. The specific configuration is:
The mortar company commander has three artillery platoons and a transport infantry platoon. Equipped with 18 French 81mm Brandt MLE27 mortars. A gun crew of 6 people is composed of one gunner (main gunner), one assistant gunner, one observer, and three ammunition handlers. There are two artillery groups in a squad, three squads in a platoon, and a platoon leader, deputy platoon leader, observer and messenger, with a total of 40 people. A company of 3 artillery platoons.
The transport infantry platoon is organized into three squads, with 10 people in each squad, and a platoon leader and deputy platoon commander, each with a total of 33 messengers.
The company headquarters has one company commander, one deputy company commander each, and three messengers, for a total of five people.
The entire mortar company has a total personnel strength of 158 people.
The purpose of this organization is that one cannon can be disassembled and carried by three people. Only 54 people are needed for 18 cannons, and each person can carry no more than 20 kilograms. The other 104 people, including the company commander, can each carry an average of 3 rounds of heavy ammunition during the march, and each person can carry no more than 21 kilograms. Even with other equipment of their own, it will not exceed 30 kilograms. For example, since the transport infantry platoon is only used for transportation and security, it is unlikely to directly participate in the battle. It is only equipped with one upgraded Thomson and four spare 20-round straight magazines, plus a kettle and an ordnance shovel, and its own equipment. Not more than 10kg.
In this way, even if an unexpected encounter with the enemy occurs during a forced march, the mortar company can be put into battle on the spot and have the ability to instantaneously project 300 rounds of heavy ammunition. You see clearly, it's a heavy shot, not a light shot. The unique 6.9-kilogram power of the French 81mm Brandt MLE27 mortar has been fully demonstrated during the Central Plains War. The killing radius of a heavy salvo of 18 mortars can cover an area of 1,000 square meters. . 300 rounds of heavy ammunition are enough to sustain a small-scale battle. After having an infantry cannon with a longer range, Zhou Wen no longer looked down on light bullets with a long range but low power.
The 1st machine gun company has three machine gun platoons and a transport infantry platoon, and is uniformly equipped with 18 German MG-13 general-purpose machine guns. Five people and one machine gun form a machine gun team, with one main shooter, one assistant shooter, one observer each, and two ammunition handlers. Equipped with a high and low universal tripod. This kind of telescopic tripod can be used as a heavy machine gun when lowered, and it can be used as an anti-aircraft machine gun when raised.
There are 10 people in a squad, 3 squads in a platoon, and 1 platoon leader, 1 deputy platoon leader, and a messenger each, for a total of 33 people. Transport infantry platoon of 33 people. The company headquarters has one company commander, one deputy company commander each, and three messengers. The total company personnel is 137 people.
The 1st infantry company consists of 3 assault platoons and 1 rifle platoon. The assault platoon is divided into 3 squads, with 10 people in each squad. They are equipped with 8 upgraded Thompson submachine guns and 1 MG-13 light machine gun. There is also a platoon leader. , deputy platoon leader, and messenger, one each, a total of 33 people.
The rifle platoon is also divided into 3 squads, each with 10 people, equipped with 8 Taiyuan Type 65 semi-automatic rifles (the Taiyuan semi-automatic rifles were named Type 65 by Zhou Wen after the caliber to distinguish them from the German G-31). and 1 MG-13 light machine gun, and 1 platoon leader, 1 deputy platoon leader and 1 messenger, for a total of 33 people.
The company headquarters has one company commander, one deputy company commander each, and three messengers. The total company personnel is 137 people.
The communications platoon is divided into four squads, each with 12 people. There is also a platoon leader, a deputy platoon leader and a messenger each. The entire platoon has a total of 51 people. It is equipped with 4 radio stations and 40 telephones, which can be adjusted according to wartime needs.
The full strength of the Guard is 550, and there are still 67 people with relatively inferior training scores who have been incorporated into the newly established logistics company and are under the management of Old Uncle Wu.
Zhang An, the captain of Lishi's security team (tentative), is also stationed in Lishi and is responsible for the security of the county. According to the training, although Zhang An is reliable and honest, he is not suitable to be a military officer.
The security team has a mountain artillery company, a 2nd machine gun company, a 2nd infantry company and an engineer platoon.
The 2nd Machine Gun Company has the same organization as the 1st Company, with 18 German G-31 general-purpose machine guns and a total of 137 men.
The total number of infantry company 2 is still 137, but it is divided into 2 rifle platoons and 2 assault platoons. Because the security team recruits more hunters, there are so many people who can shoot rifles accurately after training. It would be a pity to use them in the assault platoon. , so Zhou Wen organized an additional rifle platoon.
The mountain artillery company has three artillery platoons and one transport infantry platoon. Equipped with 6 French Schneider SEL infantry guns, there are 18 people in a gun squad, including one squad leader (gun commander), one deputy squad leader (secondary gun commander), one observer, and 15 ammunition handlers.
Two squads constitute one platoon, with one platoon leader, one deputy platoon leader, one observer and one orderly soldier, with a total of 40 people.
The transport infantry platoon is organized into three squads, with 10 people in each squad, and a platoon leader and deputy platoon commander, each with a total of 33 messengers.
The company headquarters has one company commander, one deputy company commander each, and three messengers, for a total of five people. The total number of personnel in the mountain artillery company is 158.
In the absence of cars and packhorses, a gun can be dismantled into 12 parts and carried by people. Six guns require 72 people to carry. There are 83 people in the whole company. On average, each person can also carry 3 rounds weighing 6.3 kilograms. To fire artillery shells, each person should not carry more than 20 kilograms on his back. When marching on foot, it can carry a total of 249 rounds of artillery shells, and each gun has nearly half of the base number of shells. It's enough for a small battle. Of course, these situations only occur under extreme conditions. Now Zhou Wen has no shortage of cars and pack horses.
The engineer platoon is the miners headed by Wang Guozhu and Li Dagui. After half a year of military training, they have become qualified for basic engineer tasks. Now he can mainly blast obstacles, build fortifications, erect simple bridges, and skillfully use existing infantry weapons.
Zhou Wen doesn't have a good engineering instructor now. He himself has only a limited understanding of engineering. Currently, he can only start with physical fitness and military technology. In the future, he plans to hire an engineering instructor from Germany for training. Because he knows that the role of engineers in a team is irreplaceable.
At present, the engineer platoon is divided into 4 squads, with 12 people in each squad, plus one platoon leader, deputy platoon leader, and orderly soldier, for a total of 51 people. The equipment is a German-made shell gun, a German-made engineer shovel, and a logging ax for each person. Each shift is equipped with two logging saws. When marching, they also need to carry nails of various lengths and several explosives and detonators. There are no landmines yet, so there is no way to clear mines, because Zhou Wen didn't know much about landmines in this period, and accidents would easily occur if they were purchased. But using grenades as booby traps, Zhou Wen plans to teach all team members and soldiers the next step.
After the security team was organized, there were still 67 people left. Most of these people were the children of wealthy businessmen and gentry in Lishi County. Zhou Wen simply organized them into a guard company. Zhang An also served as the company commander and was responsible for the security of Lishi County.
